In the oral history among the residents of Barangay Salinding, the first pioneer families which had settled in the area during the early 1920’s are the Subanen clans of Puasa, Salinding, Tabol, and Carino. They were followed with the waves of immigration of settlers of diverse ethnicity coming from various places. Although this settlement existed for more than one-hundred years now, the formal creation of the Barangay only happened in the year 1983. Hence, Barangay Salinding was legally established in the year 1983 through the effort of the former Barangay Captain Floresto Togonon to ensure the sustainability of the settlement in the Barangay (Besana, 2023). 

Barangay Salinding is vastly composed of flatlands with the majority of the area surrounded by calamansi plantations and other vegetation. The Barangay has sandy-loam soil essential in the cultivation of agricultural crops such as rice, coconut, rubber, and most importantly, calamansi. The prevailing climate in Barangay Salinding is classified as Climate Type III – characterized by a short dry season lasting from one to three months. The precipitation in the barangay significantly varies throughout the year but the wet season usually commences from the months of June to February with the wetter season from the months of June to October. On the other hand, the dry season usually occurs from March to May. Most precipitation in the barangay usually occurs from 1 o'clock pm to 4 o'clock pm with a temperature ranging from 22 – 28 ℃ while least precipitation occurs around 6 o’clock pm. During the dry season, temperature in Barangay Salinding ranges from 28 ℃ - 35 ℃ (Cagatin, 2020).